User`s guide

Chapter 20 Upgrading XgOS 371
Note – When importing a backed-up configuration, it is very important that the
hardware configuration on the Oracle Fabric Interconnect match the hardware
configuration when the XML file was exported. If the two do not match, the import
will abort.
Exporting your configuration is not required before upgrading. If you use the
system export <file-name> command, the file is exported to XML format (the
default format) to the /home directory of whichever user account you used to log in.
For example, if you logged in as admin, the XML configuration would be in
/home/admin. The configuration can then be re-imported from that directory.
Selecting an Upgrade Procedure
This guide presents the following upgrade procedures. Each is designed to support
a specific type of Oracle Fabric Interconnect configuration. Select the procedure that
suits your system configuration:
■ “Basic OS Upgrade” on page 371 provides procedures for upgrading a system
that has a management network.
■ Chapter 2, “Upgrading a High Availability System,” provides procedures for
upgrading a system that uses a vNIC for the management connection.
Basic OS Upgrade
If you are not using a vNIC for your management connection, use the procedures in
this chapter to upgrade your systems. This section contains the following
procedures:
■ “Basic Upgrade Process” on page 372
■ “Upgrade OS on the Oracle Fabric Interconnect” on page 373
■ “Upgrade Linux Host Servers That Boot Locally” on page 376
■ “Upgrading Linux Hosts In a SAN Boot Environment” on page 379
■ “Upgrading VMware Host Servers” on page 379
■ “Upgrade VMware Host Servers” on page 380
■ “Upgrading Windows Host Servers” on page 381